Lucy Maud Montgomery

Broschiertes Buch

Anne Of The Island

Beschreibung

Lucy Montgomery (1874 - 1942) was a Canadian author best known for her series of books beginning with Anne of Green Gables. Her warm understanding of human nature and a love of the countryside are apparent in her stories. Anne from Anne of Green Gables is growing up. Anne Shirley's world is changing around her--childhood friends are marrying and Anne herself leaves Prince Edward Island for college. She hopes for love, but it seems to elude her. Sequel to "Anne of Avonlea." For grades 5-8 and old readers.

Autor

The best-known works by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery OBE, also known by her pen as L M Montgomery (November 30, 1874 April 24, 1942), include a number of novels, essays, short tales, and poems that began with Anne of Green Gables in 1908. Along with 530 short stories, 500 poems, and 30 articles, she also authored 20 novels. The novel Anne of Green Gables was an instant hit, and the titular character, the orphan Anne Shirley, helped make Lucy Maud Montgomery famous and earned her a global following. The majority of the novels were set in Prince Edward Island, and those parts of Canada's tiniest province specifically, Green Gables farm, which served as the inspiration for Prince Edward Island National Park became literary landmarks and well-liked tourist destinations. In 1935, she received the title of officer of the Order of the British Empire. Scholars and readers from all over the world have read and studied Montgomery's writings, journals, and correspondence. The University of Prince Edward Island's L. M. Montgomery Institute is in charge of doing academic research into L. M. Montgomery's life, works, culture, and influence. On November 30, 1874, Lucy Maud Montgomery was born in Clifton, Prince Edward Island (now New London).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Book Jungle
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 420g
• ISBN-13: 9781438512303
• ISBN-10: 1438512309
• Artikelnr.: 27879025